“Kathleen Stefanik, a Barrett Honors College Polytechnic student, found inspiration, invaluable mentorship, exposure and the opportunity to take her project further at the Clinton Global Initiative University held recently at Arizona State University.

Stefanik, an industrial and organizational psychology major, attended CGI U in late-March where she represented GAIA International (Growth Alternatives in Action), a non-profit organization which started as a class project by a group of ASU Polytechnic students that aims to improve crop yields in impoverished nations by augmenting soil with biochar…”

Showing sequestration of 130 Million tons of Biochar per year, could be achieved just from cooking.

In terms of CO2e, these 250M Households reduce 825M Tons of CO2e annually.

The cascading pulmonary health benefits for woman & children is the very thick icing on this 0.825 GtCO2e Soil Carbon Cake.

CO2 must become a fungible commodity. Like oil. Oil cost more here or
cost less there but the world oil price is controlled by a market.
Adding the Externalized cost of oil, fossil carbons, to this market is
what is needed. CO2 is that mechanism.

Cap & Trade worked for NOX & SOX, no public outcry, no financial
pain, the best solutions guided by the proverbial “invisible hand” sweeping away acid rain.

Conventional policy is closing the Ozone Hole.

The invisible hand of CO2e needs to be made manifest by policy, the same
for NPK, nutrients in the wrong place have social/ecological cost, in
the right places high values. Carbon in the right place tremendous
soil values. These now mostly “Externalized Values” for society, hydrology,
ecology, soils etc. must be placed on the balance sheet.

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars”,
But in our policy.
A Hansen Fee & Dividend, back to the people, will power said invisible hands.

Biochar systems have so many market applications yet to be
cultivated; “Carbon Fodder” feeds for Livestock in the EU, Australia
& Japan, Plant Chemical Communications, (plant signaling), even Char
building materials such as Biochar-Plasters which block Cellphone
signals, the potential markets are massive.

CoolPlanet’s investors & CEOs project (assert) that they will
be the first Trillion Dollar Company, based on their $1.50/Gal. cost to
produce Bio-Gasoline. Biochar the by product.

For a complete review of the current science & industry applications of Biochar please see my
2014 Soil Science Society of America Biochar presentation. How thermal conversion technologies can integrate and optimize the
recycling of valuable nutrients while providing energy and building soil
carbon, I believe it brings together both sides of climate beliefs.
A reconciling of both Gods’ and mans’ controlling hands.